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Agenda for a Meeting of the Huntly Community Board to Be Held in the Riverside Room, Civic Centre, Main Street, Huntly on TUESDAY 21 MAY 2019 Commencing at 6.00Pm 1 Agenda for a meeting of the Huntly Community Board to be held in the Riverside Room, Civic Centre, Main Street, Huntly on TUESDAY 21 MAY 2019 commencing at 6.00pm. Information and recommendations are included in the reports to assist the Board in the decision making process and may not constitute Council’s decision or policy until considered by the Board. 1. APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE 2. CONFIRMATION OF STATUS OF AGENDA 3. DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST 4. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES Meeting held on Tuesday 19 March 2019 2 5. REPORTS 5.1 Public Forum Verbal 5.2 NZ Police Update 9 5.3 Discretionary Fund Report to 13 May 2019 10 5.4 Application for Funding – Graeme Dingle Foundation Waikato 12 5.5 Proposed Childcare Allowance for Local Government Elected Members 41 5.6 Iwi & Community Partnership Manager 53 5.7 Harty Sistaz Youth Action Group Update May 2019 54 5.8 Huntly Community Plan Update 60 5.9 Huntly Entrance Signage 93 5.10 Huntly Works & Issues Report: Status of Items May 2019 Attachment to be circulated 101 5.11 Year to Date Service Request Report 102 5.12 Chairperson’s Report 108 5.13 Councillors’ and Community Board Members’ Reports Verbal GJ Ion CHIEF EXECUTIVE Waikato District Council Huntly Community Board 1 Agenda: 21 May 2019 2 Open Meeting To Huntly Community Board From Gavin Ion Chief Executive Date 25 March 2019 Prepared by Lynette Wainwright Committee Secretary Chief Executive Approved Y Reference # GOV1318 Report Title Confirmation of Minutes 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To confirm the minutes of the Huntly Community Board meeting held on Tuesday 19 March 2019. 2. RECOMMENDATION THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Huntly Community Board held on Tuesday 19 March 2019 be confirmed as a true and correct record of that meeting. 3. ATTACHMENTS HCB Minutes – 19 March 2019 Page 1 Version 4.0 3 MINUTES of a meeting of the Huntly Community Board held in the Riverside Room, Civic Centre, Main Street, Huntly on TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2019 commencing at 6.00pm. Present: Ms K Langlands (Chairperson) Cr S Lynch Cr F McInally Ms K Bredenbeck Mr R Farrar Mrs D Lamb Mrs S Stewart Attending: Ms V Jenkins (HR Manager) Mr B Stringer (Democracy Manager) Mrs LM Wainwright (Committee Secretary) Ms P Comins (Youth Representative) Sergeant J Stapleford (NZ Police) Ms D Holland (Resident of Kimihia Road) Members of the public APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE Resolved: (Ms Langlands/Mrs Lamb) THAT an apology be received from Mr Rees. CARRIED on the voices HCB1903/01 CONFIRMATION OF STATUS OF AGENDA ITEMS Resolved: (Ms Langlands/Cr Lynch) THAT the agenda for a meeting of the Huntly Community Board held on Tuesday 19 March 2019 be confirmed and all items therein be considered in open meeting; AND THAT all reports be received; AND FURTHER THAT the Board resolves that the following item be added to the agenda as a matter of urgency as advised by the Chairperson: Waikato District Council Huntly Community Board 1 Minutes: 19 March 2019 4 • Item 5.11 - Request to rename a portion of Kimihia Road affected by the Waikato Expressway Construction to be considered after Item 5.3 [Discretionary Fund Report to 27 February 2019]; AND FURTHER THAT the Board resolves that the following items be withdrawn from the agenda: • Item No. 5.6 Iwi & Community Partnership Manager AND FURTHER THAT the youth representative, Ms Comins, be given full speaking rights for the duration of the meeting. CARRIED on the voices HCB1903/02 DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST There were no disclosures of interest. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES Resolved: (Ms Langlands/Cr Lynch) THAT the minutes of a meeting of the Huntly Community Board held on Tuesday 19 February 2019 be confirmed as a true and correct record of that meeting. CARRIED on the voices HCB1903/03 Mr Farrar requested his dissenting vote be recorded. The Democracy Manager advised the Board that the Democracy Team was currently reviewing the process of minute taking and expected that more comprehensive minutes would be presented at future meetings. REPORTS Public Forum Agenda Item 5.1 The following item was discussed at the public forum: • The railway crossing in Harris Street, Huntly had become rough and required metal to fill in the holes. The Chair would contact KiwiRail and advise them that the Board had received complaints. Waikato District Council Huntly Community Board 2 Minutes: 19 March 2019 5 NZ Police Update Agenda Item 5.2 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and discussion was held. Sergeant Stapleford gave a verbal update on the following items: • Crime results in Huntly had reduced in number; • A new roof is currently being put on the Huntly Police Station and was due for completion by the end of April 2019; • All New Zealand Police are now armed following the Mosque attacks in Christchurch; • A suspect had been arrested and charged with murder following the death of a man at Pukemiro in early March 2019; and • Feedback had been received on the status of the CCTV project in Huntly. The hardware had been ordered and His Worship the Mayor was liaising with WEL Energy to organise a power supply for the cameras. ACTION: The Board suggested a press release be made updating the community on the project. Discretionary Fund Report to 27 February 2019 Agenda Item 5.3 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and discussion was held. Secret Garden Project – The Art Group from Friendship House were involved in this project. Resene provided paint and graffiti guard material. Request to rename a portion of Kimihia Road affected by the Waikato Expressway Construction Agenda Item 5.11 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and discussion was held. Ms Holland advised the Board that: • The portion of Kimihia Road needed to be renamed to assist emergency services to locate the properties situated long this part of the road; • She disputed that Kimihia Road had been severed due to the Waikato Expressway as noted in the staff report, and claimed the road had been severed 13 years ago by the Council closing what was called Snakes Gully; Waikato District Council Huntly Community Board 3 Minutes: 19 March 2019 6 • The other side of Kimihia Road could be reached via another road, but meant that side now does not have a name. Resolved: (Ms Langlands/Cr Lynch) THAT the Huntly Community Board recommends to the Infrastructure Committee, that a portion of Kimihia Road, Huntly be renamed Kimihia East Road, as requested by the residents. CARRIED on the voices HCB1903/04 Application for Funding – Lakeside Christian Centre Agenda Item 5.4 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and no discussion was held. Resolved: (Ms Bredenbeck/Cr Lynch) THAT an allocation of $904.25 is made to the Lakeside Christian Life Centre towards the cost of hosting an Easter event for the community of Huntly. CARRIED on the voices HCB1903/05 Application for Funding – The Order of St John Central Region Trust Board Agenda Item 5.5 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and no discussion was held. Resolved: (Crs McInally/Lynch) THAT an allocation of $1,668.52 is made to the Order of St John Central Region Trust Board towards the cost of purchasing new equipment for the Huntly St John Ambulance vehicle. CARRIED on the voices HCB1903/06 Iwi & Community Partnership Manager Agenda Item 5.6 This item was withdrawn from the agenda [HCB1803/02 refers]. Waikato District Council Huntly Community Board 4 Minutes: 19 March 2019 7 Huntly Community Plan Update Agenda Item 5.7 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and discussion was held on how the Huntly Community Plan was incorporated into the Blueprint planning process. The Board expressed concern that three items had been missed off the planning process – Kimihia Lakes, the Central Interchange at Huntly and Park and Ride facility. A request was previously made to Council that a Resource Recovery Centre also be included in the Blueprint document. Cr Lynch would raise these matters at the next Blueprint session. Huntly Works & Issues Report: Status of Items March 2019 Agenda Item 5.8 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and discussion was held on the following matters: • Property at 504/506 Great South Road, Huntly required screening on the road boundary to conceal the yard from public view. The Chair had contacted the Council’s Monitoring Officer who advised that Council had requested the occupier to place planting along the Great South Road frontage; and • Draft concepts for the entrance to Huntly sign were considered. ACTION: The Board requested that the Communications Team prepare a report for the next Huntly Community Board agenda to enable a decision to be made on the new entrance sign. Chairperson’s Report Agenda Item 5.9 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and no discussion was held. Councillor’s/Councillors’ and Board Members’ Reports Agenda Item 5.10 The report was received [HCB1803/02 refers] and Cr Lynch reported on the following items: • Infrastructure Committee Meeting (26 February 2019) – there had been progress on the Hamilton to Auckland Start-Up Passenger Rail project (referred to the Agenda Item 6.8 for that meeting); • Strategy & Finance Committee Meeting (27 February 2019) – Dr Stephen McTaggert presented a report which identified key areas with respect to planning for growth in the Northern Waikato and its subsequent impact on local primary schools; Waikato District Council Huntly Community Board 5 Minutes: 19 March 2019 8 • Bella Vista workshops –Issues that the Council should consider when assessing building and resource consent applications were outlined. It was noted that the Council was ahead of other councils in its learnings from this event; • Monthly drop-in session held at the Huntly Library; • Visit to Pukemiro School with Tim van de Molen, Member of Parliament for Waikato to discuss issues on transport to the school; and • Attended the following events: o Zone 2 meeting held at Zealong Tea Estate; o Bay Audiology opening in Huntly; o Discretionary & Funding Committee and Council Meetings on 11 March 2019; o Afternoon tea with Deputy Leader of the National Party, Paula Bennett; and o Policy & Regulatory Committee Meeting on 19 March 2019 – alcohol licensing and resource consent processes were discussed.
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